The Adventures of Tintin

Synopsis

This year, discover how far adventure will take you.

Intrepid young reporter, Tintin and his loyal dog, Snowy are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson & Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies as Tintin endeavors to find The Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.

From the filmmaker who has enriched the world cinema with some of the most adventurous, dazzling & unforgettable films ever made, The Adventures of Tintin marks a couple of firsts for Steven Spielberg. In a massively successful career that spans 4 decades, it's his very first foray into the medium of animation & also marks his first stint with digital filmmaking.

Based on the immensely popular comic book series by Hergé, the story of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn follows the fearless journalist Tintin, his pet dog Snowy & the permanently drunk Captain Haddock who together set off on an adventure to unearth the secret of a ship that sank 300 years ago & was once commanded by one of…

Despite already late into his career, it seems Steven Spielberg has yet to lose his escapist touch as here he arrives with a spectacular adventure film; The Adventures of Tintin. By this point, most filmmakers would have exhausted their sense of passion, falling into the evil of comfort and produce works that are far less than stellar than their humble beginnings. Most certainly Spielberg’s sparkle is dwindling but when given the opportunity to experiment, he is able to deliver some of the most remarkable of results; take for example Minority Report or Saving Private Ryan.

To be perfectly honest, expectations were low during my enter, unknowing whether the director would suit the animated genre or the fact he still carries…

The writing is flawed and kind of muddy at points but i LOVE this movie. It's a classic, honest-to-god globetrotting adventure film and it's incredibly fun and incredibly beautiful. I could watch this over and over forever.

Spielberg unsurprisingly remembers that the volume is still a space, something even Cameron and Cuaron frequently forget, and that because you can do anything with the "camera" it's even more important to know exactly when you should.

The Adventures of Tintin is a super fun animated film very much in the vein of Steven Spielberg’s other great work, Indiana Jones. Jamie Bell and the genius Andy Serkis breathe new, exciting life into these classic characters that is awesome to watch. This movie will make you feel like a kid again.

In 2011 this film demonstrated the welcomed unpredictability of Spielberg in more recent years. He is undeniably the master of many genres, never seeming to lose his enthusiasm to venture into unknown territory. A bit like Tintin in that regard I guess.